This is the information page about the shipwreck Uss tide, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 26.094 N,1 3.66 W (49.4349, -1.061)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.
Name: USS TIDE
Length 67.1 meter, width: 9.8 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 890 ton
Cause: us navy minesweeper, built 1943 by savannah machine & foundry co., struck a mine off the cardonnet bank and was damaged during operation 'neptune'. sank a few hours later. (dods).
Year of registration: 1944
Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm
Known since: 1944, last detected: 2019
Details measurements/cartography: H02730/44 26.7.44 SUNK IN 492624N, 010348W. (ADMIRALTY).
- NM 1614/44. H02730/44 13.2.56 LEAST DEPTH 9.8MTRS IN 492606N, 010338W. (PARIS NM 42/1455).
- NM 277/56. H02730/44 4.7.61 SALVAGE BUOYS LAID IN VICINITY. (PARIS NM 21/28T/61) . H1310/88/10 4.3.88 CONFIRMED AS US VESSEL BY 3"[50 CAL] SHELLS FOUND. FIXED BY TORAN. (J COULON). WK 9.8MTRS IN 492609N, 010334.5W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS BY SONAR, E/S & DIVER. HT 7.2MTRS ABOVE SEABED. ORIENTATION N/S. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987 NO.14591078). NCA. 3.5.90 WK 9.8MTRS SHOWN IN 492609N, 010334.5W ON FRENCH 6857 [1986 EDN]. FRENCH WK RECORDS [CORRECT TO JAN'90]AS ABOVE. NC 2613. [WGD] POSN: 4926.094N, 0103.660W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 49 26.094 N,1 3.66 W